First wood lathe
Lathe machines always awed me since I worked with one during freshman year at college. At that time we had a machine shop course and did only metal works. Now having woodworking as an active hobby, I badly wanted to see the wonderful world of wood turning. There are a whole lot of stuff that can be done on this one piece of machine. From spindles for furniture legs, to bowls and even wooden pens that can make excellent gift items.
I got a killer deal of an almost new 14×40 central machinery lathe for beginners (worth $140) for $50, including a set of turning chisels. The best part is that the lathe is whisper quite which meant even late nights were no bar for working on it.
I am gonna make a whole gallery of turned items very soon.